12 Step Free
12 Step Free is a discussion list for those who have left the AA groups or are seriously questioning the 12-step doctrine. Perhaps our most important function is to provide a place where many can dare be critical and not be accused by a "unanimous majority" of groupers of suffering from a "defect of character" for doing so.
Al-Anon Concept V Appeal - Will It Be Heard?
The plight of an individual who was banned from Al-Anon meetings and what they've done to fight back.
Mind Control Tactics Of Alcoholics Anonymous
Is AA a "cult?" A definition of the word cult.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Visual aids for the sane.
AA as you have never seen it before!
God's Sword of Truth - The Word
Says that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is not of the Lord, is not Christian, and is against the Spirit of Christianity.
The Dry Piper
Article from Modern Drunkard Magazine which takes a critical view of Bill W's life.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Cult or Cure?
A book by Charles Bufe critical of Alcoholics Anonymous. Complete text of Second Edition, 1998.
More Revealed
In the Step groups, it is often heard that "More will be revealed." For the "revelations" here, perhaps the best place to start is in the beginning.
The Orange Papers
One man's analysis of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Cult Busting, InterPsych Newsletter
Article by Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D., describing the psychological characteristics of cult membership. The cult nature of Alcoholics Anonymous and disease model of addiction ideology is examined. Patterns of response by individuals who believe strongly in the disease model of addiction when their ideology is challenged are analyzed.
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